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Hyderabadi Palak Katli or palak dal recipe

Palak ki katli

yummy indian kitchen
dal made using spinach and toor dal
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dal
Cuisine Hyderabadi
Servings 4
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup toovar dal/toor dal yellow lentils
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2-3 cups spinach chopped
  • 1-2 green chilli
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 2 -3 tamarind imli
  • 2-3 curry leaves
  • 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped
  • salt to taste
  • 3 teaspoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 3-4 dried red chillies
  • 4-5 curry leaves

Instructions
 

  • Firstly, in a pressure cooker, add toovar dal, turmeric powder, spinach, green chiliies, red chilli powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves, tamarind, add 1 cup water, add little oil.
  • Pressure cook the dal on sim flame for about 4-6 whistles or till the dal is cooked well or tender.
  • Mash the dal by adding salt.
  • In a saucepan, add oil, add mustard seeds, add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter, add dried red chillies stir well and add curry leaves.
  • Transfer the whole tempering to the mashed dal.
  • Serve the dal with rice or rotis

Notes

Before cooking dal it can be soaked for a while inorder to cook it quickly. If you are in a hurry then it can be pressure cooked with many whistles. In the tempering asafoetida/hing can be added along with garlic to enhance the taste of the dal. Fried onions too can be added in tempering.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Palak ki katli
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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